Resumen

CARDENAS TRIVINO, GALO; GODOY GUZMAN, OLIVIA  y  CONTRERAS, GUILLERMO. DYSPROSIUM COLLOIDS PREPARED IN POLAR ORGANIC SOLVENTS. J. Chil. Chem. Soc. [online]. 2009, vol.54, n.1, pp. 6-11. ISSN 0717-9707.  doi: 10.4067/S0717-97072009000100002.

Dysprosium colloids in organic solvents (2-methoxyethanol, 2-propanol and 1,2-dimethoxyethane) have been obtained by the CLD method al 77 K. These colloids were characterized by zeta potentials, UV-Vis, TEM, electron diffraction and EDX measurements. Colloid stability depends on both solvent and metal concentration. The highest stability was obtained in 2-methoxyethanol, which is in agreement with previous results for other lanthanide colloids already reported. Zeta Potential (ξ) of the colloids ranges between 0.1430 and 1.945 mV. UV-Vis spectra exhibit bands in the UV región. 2-methoxyethanol shows bands at 211 and 283 nm, which is very similar to 1, 2-dimethoxyethane colloids (222 and 273 nm). However, the 2-propanol exhibits a band at 207 nm for a 2.5E-4 M concentration. At the TEM particle size distribution, 2-methoxyethanol colloid exhibits ranges from 2.5 to 11.6 nm, but the 2-propanol shows ranges from 2.5 to 4.3 nm, depending on the polarity of the solvent. The electron diffraction gives the most common phases, corresponding to Dy (002) and Dy₂0₃ (110). EDX confirms the metal presence in the colloids. Luminescence measurements for Dy-2-methoxyethanol at 280 nm exhibit a higher quantum yield at 2.0E-3 and 5.0E-4 which indicates a higher transfer from the metal ion to the solvent.

Palabras clave : Dysprosium colloids; nanoparticles; luminescence; zeta potential.